2025 Château Rauzan-Ségla, Margaux

2025 Château Rauzan-Ségla, Margaux

A blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 1.5% Petit Verdot, and 0.5% Cabernet Franc. This wine demonstrates the strength of this vintage, with the ripe, caressing fruit of this warmer summer yet with the freshness and energy from the cooler nights and well-timed rain. Aromatically intriguing with notes of bay leaf, lavender, cherry blossom, cocoa, sandalwood, iris root - layers of complexity. The wine really builds on the palate with drama and energy. Fluid and focused there is a lovely tapenade edge on the finish.

Critic score
95.75/100 info
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Case, 6 Bottles
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£291.00
Bottle
En primeur info
In stock
£48.50

Wine details

  • Region & country
    Margaux, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
  • Grape
    65% Cabernet Sauvignon
    33% Merlot
    1.5% Petit Verdot
    0.5% Cabernet Franc
  • Maturity
    Young 2030 - 2050info
  • Colour
    Red
  • Sweetness
    Dry
  • Style
    Still
  • Unit Volume
    Bottle (75cl.)
  • ABV
    13.5%
  • Classification
    Deuxième Cru

Tasting notes

The 2025 Rauzan-Ségla was picked September 2 to 15 at 29 hl/ha and matured in 60% new oak barrels. This has a slight marine scent on the nose, well defined and marked by pure black fruit laced with violet. Quintessential Rauzan Ségla. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant but firm tannins, just gorgeous caressing black fruit, bright acids that lend an almost sorbet-like freshness and vibrancy to the finish. This is a top-class Margaux and one of the best wines from the estate in recent years.

Neal Martin, vinous.com (May 2026)
(94—96)/100

Inky colour, this is sleek, powerful, a ton of energy and uplift, very classy, bouncy, feel that you are very much in the heart of rose bud and iris flowers, DNA of the Margaux appellation, liquorice and black chocolate, really a skilfully constructed wine that will power through the years. Nicolas Audebert. Harvest September 2 to 24, 29hl/ha yield, 3.67ph.

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux (May 2026)
97/100

The 2025 Rauzan-Ségla is promising, opening in the glass with notes of cassis, pencil shavings, sweet soil tones and a deft framing of new oak. Medium- to full-bodied, bright and layered, it's vibrant and concentrated, with a chassis of fine tannins and a penetrating, youthfully structured finish.

William Kelley, robertparker.com (April 2026)
(94—96)/100

Totally seamless. Dark-toned fruit, mocha, new leather, licorice, menthol and dried herbs infuse the palate with tremendous textural depth. Natural concentration is evident. Polished, supremely elegant tannins. What a stunner. Tasted two times.

Antonio Galloni, vinous.com (April 2026)
(95—97)/100

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